A/N: This Invasion of Alaska small story arc happened during the 11th chapter when the DDF first invade so I hope this clears some confusion. Enjoy!.
Invasion of Alaska pt 1: Assault on Nome
"Why are we here? We were supposed to be back in our bed sleeping like dead and yet here we are, providing overwatch Nome and its surroundings and freezing our asses off" A Blackwatch private said half annoyed to his friend, who is also annoyed but does not show it clearly. "Hey let's not get into a bad mood. We still have a thermos full of hot chocolate on the desk there" He points out to the red metal object on the wooden desk with a couple of glass. "Ahh yes I almost forgot that we have that, well let's drink shall we?".
His friend grinned and reach for the thermos and a mug while removing the cap and push a button so the covered hole opens. He pours for his friend's mug before his, filling it nearly to the brim. "Hey careful, I don't want any of that sweet heaven chocolate gets wasted" His friend warned. "Yeah yeah of course I am not that stupid Ethan" "Uh huh and what was that all about back when we're still in boot camp? Falling over the bed because you're dreaming chasing donut? Yeah I believe you Ryan".
Ryan chuckles and reseal the thermos and put the cap on. "Well I think I know one more thing that will makes this better?" "What?" Ethan asked, hoping he would bring something. Ryan smiles and pull the desk cabinet open revealing a big jar of chocolate chip cookies. "What the? How the fuck did you manage to slip that all the way from the supply station to here?" Ethan asked both in surprise and excitement.
"It's easy, the colonel told to whoever is on guard can take anything they want from the supply station, so I, as a good friend and with a good knowledge on how cold the temperature can be, took a big jar of cookie and hot chocolate. Well not one but jars of cookie and several thermoses on that large cabinet beside the desk". Ethan laughs. "You bastard really know how to make the shift less boring". "Let's just dive in and let our taste buds relish in the sweetness of these sweet treats".
The two take a chair to sit and sip the hot chocolate slowly to not burn their tongue. "Ahh this shit's really good. Fuck me, this makes guard shift better" Ethan exclaimed taking a bite of the cookie. "Mmm almost like mom's". "Your mom still makes you cookies when you are back?" Ryan asked. "Yeah and her cookie is the best in the whole damn world. Too bad she's in the main base" Ethan sighed. "Don't worry, we would be here only for another two days and we're off. Just keep our chin up man" Ryan reassured him.
The two continue to relax in silence. Snow's falling and obstruct the view slightly. Bone chilling winds hit their faces but the hot chocolate keep the freezing breeze at bay. The base is mostly alive but not that busy. Several patrols can be seen on the area but other than that, only vehicles come in every now and then. The soldiers were mostly inside the building bored to death. Nothing happens here a lot.
"Man I could fall asleep any minute now" Ryan burped. "Come on don't slack around when we're on duty. The colonel does not tolerate it. We'll probably add up more days here if we slept on shift" Ethan rubs his back to keep him awake. "Yeah but this chocolate is- wait, did you see that?" Ryan asked putting his mug on the table.
"See what? All I can see is all the worlds snow falling in Nome. You really are sleepy aren't you?" Ethan joked. "No I am not. Check that shit out" Ryan stood up and point on the white horizon. Ethan, curious, stood up as well. "I don't see shit. Ryan you better stop this nonsense now" Ethan said starting to get annoyed. "Dude I swear i- did you hear that?! I swear something's moving out there and it's big!" Ryan yelled.
Ethan shakes his head but still keep an eye on the scenery in front of him. "I can hear… faint growling. The fuck is that?" Ethan said. "I don't like this man" Ryan muttered. The growling continues. "West Tower this is South Tower. Do you guys hearing growling noise?" "Affirmative. We heard growling here too. Probably bears but who knows. Standby for an update" West Tower answered. "All tower be advised. Do not engage unless it's visible. We don't want any unwanted casualties or even friendly fire" Ethan announced.
Suddenly the growling stops. "Now this is just scarier than ever". "All tower this is South Tower. Any idea why the growling stops?" "Negative. Will keep on the lookout. Over" "Roger that West Tower. Hold up… we see some activity here. Stomping sounds. What the fuck is that?" North Tower said.
"INCOMING!" Ryan screamed pulling Ethan down as a boulder hits their tower nearly smashing them. "Shit what the fuck was that?!" Ethan screamed. "FLESHBURSTERS INCOMING!"
BOOM!
North Tower went static. They realized that this is a 4 way simultaneous attack to neutralize them quickly. "We gotta get down from here and return to the base!" Ryan said. Unfortunately for them a Hydra emerges from the ground and whip its body to the tower's supporting beam. The tower limps to the right as it falls. Ryan and Ethan were knocked out.
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"Ryan! RYAN WAKE THE FUCK UP!" Ethan yelled. Ryan is still half awake trying to recover after falling almost 10 meters to the ground. Thankfully snow was abundant so their fall is softened but not much. He probably have fractured bones here and there but it doesn't matter now. "Ethan! Help me up!" Ryan groaned. Ethan emptied his mag from his HK416 Holographic Sight before helping Ryan up. "Here! We gotta find the colonel!" Ethan hands him an M27 with ACOG Sight. "Let's go!".
The two run towards the base dodging any kind of danger that cross path with them. A Brawler was chasing them only to get shredded to pieces by M61 Vulcans from a group of M163 VADS. "Get back to the base soldier we'll hold them off!" The commanding officer said through the radio. "Iron Fist 1-1 check your right!" "Shit it's a Hydra!" The group concentrate their fire to the newly emerged Hydra but fail to realize a bigger threat from their left. "SHIT GOLIATH!". The hulking beast slams down its club like arm and run towards the group of M163, decimating them in the process.
"Shit Iron Fist group is down. Deploy the Thermobaric Tank now!" The Colonel said. From the base's garage, an M1A2 Abrams fitted with two thermobaric launcher drives forward. "Acquiring the target. Say hello to my little friend you ugly fucker!" The gunner said. He fires one from the tube and it hits the Goliath directly on the chest. The explosion destroys most of its torso leaving it bleeding to death. "One more boom shell coming right up!" He fires another one and he scored a hit through the cavity on the torso. It destroys the Goliath entirely showering the entire base with red flesh and blood splatter everywhere. "Man this is just great!".
Ryan and Ethan manages to get to the base. Luckily the entrance is still opened as fresh soldiers pouring out to defend every inch of the base even though by the look of enemy pouring in their position would be lost in matter of minutes.
"GET IN HERE SOLDIER!" The Colonel yelled. Both Ryan and Ethan dives above the sandbags landing roughly against the cold concrete floor. "Private Ryan and Ethan at your service sir!" Ryan introduced them to him. "Ryan! I want you to man that M2 Browing. Ethan! You man that M134 Minigun! GO GO GO!" The colonel yelled to them. Ryan manning the M2 while Ethan manning the M134. "How come you get the better ones?" Ryan asked. "Doesn't matter. We have to mow these fuckers down! INCOMING!" A Flyer dived almost hitting them but missed, splattering itself all over the floor. "That was close!"
"Sergeant what's the sitrep from NYZ?!" The colonel asked. "We've sent the message about the sudden attack on Alaska. All bases located on the coast have also reported the same thing! This is an invasion colonel!" The sergeant answered. "Then let's give them a proper welcome in Alaska! Some hot leads!" The colonel fires his MG36 with Holographic Sight and an undermounted vertical grip.
"Sir! They've responded! They said that help is on the way!" "The fuck you mean on the way?! That's the most bullshit thing I've heard in months! There's no way they're gonna be here in half an hour!" The colonel angrily replied. "B-But sir! The teleporters!" "Fuck the teleporters! They ain't gonna do that! If they did that they'll risk of getting these fuckers inside the main base so there's no way they gonna let that happen!" He said and continue shooting.
"Fuck! Our position is untenable! Pull back! Pull back now!" The colonel ordered. "Come on Ryan let's go!" Ethan said dismounting from the M134. "Help me get this thing moving!" "No time! We have to go now!" Ethan urged when seeing Ryan wanted to take the heavy machine gun with him. "This is Metal Titan we are taking damage from the boulder thrown by Hydras. Returning to base" The thermobaric tank commander announced. "Metal Titan you are clear to go in over!" The colonel said. As the tank goes in reverse a lucky throw hits the tank right on the track immobilizing it just a few meters from the sliding door.
"Metal Titan are you alright?!" "Yeah we are good. Immobilized but still in action" The commander replied. "Metal Titan get out of that tank and retreat inside the base. I say again, retreat inside the base!" The colonel ordered. "Sorry sir but we can't". "The fuck you mean you can't?! We'll hold them for you!" The colonel yelled. "Negative sir. We still have several thermobaric shell left and dozens of 120mm shell. We'll try to diminish their number even though it's futile. We'll hold them for you as long as we can" The commander said. The chatter inside the tank is audible enough to be heard through everyone's radio.
"Reload all machine guns!"
"Loading up HE shell"
"Loading up thermobaric shell!"
"Armor status good. We got several times but we are still able to sustain more"
"Gun traverse a bit damaged but able to respond in time"
"Keith, I am sorry. We won't be back home this time"
"No worries Anthony. Home is not defined by a place to live. Home is where we felt safe and loved the most. And here… here is home"
"If we die, we might as well die as heroes. To the last drop of blood"
"To the last drop of blood"
"Colonel" The commander called. "It is an honor serving with you. May god help us all. Metal Titan signing out for the last time. Over and out".
The sliding door closed leaving them outside. Outnumbered.
Several thermobaric shot and HE were heard. Radio chatter are still on signaling the desperate defense they put.
"Daniels I need fresh ammo box!"
"Keith fire another thermobaric shell! Pierce that Goliath's head!"
"Anthony hurry up! These bastards are closing in!"
"I am on it! Loading another thermobaric shell! This is the last one make it count!"
"Firing!"
"Thermobaric shell is out! Switching to 120mm!"
"Load up APFSDS! Those fuckers are lining up!"
"Fire!"
"Damn five plus KIA's!"
"Marcus got a visual up there?!"
"I see a damn Leader Hunter! It's- AAAAAAHHHH"
"SHIT IT GOT MARCUS. EVERYONE GRAB YOUR GUN!"
"DIE YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
"YOU MESS WITH ME YOU MESS WITH ALL OF US!"
"AHHH FUCK MY ARM!"
"FUCK YOU ALL! YOU AIN'T GONNA GET ME ALIVE!"
"DAMMIT ANTHONY'S DOWN!"
"KEITH DETONATE THAT C4 NEAR THE 120MM SHELL NOW!"
"I AM ON IT! AHHH FUCK HE GOT MY ARM!"
"KEITH GET DO-"
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"Shitheads... I am taking you with me… I am sorry mom. I am not coming home again…"
A load explosion was heard outside the base. The radio went static for all.
"May god give peace upon their souls" The colonel said saluting to the fallen tank crews that was followed by everyone present in the base. A loud banging emanating from the reinforced steel sliding door. Each time it gets louder and the dent becomes bigger.
"STEEL YOURSELF MEN! DO NOT FEAR THE THOUGHT OF DYING! WE WILL FIGHT TO THE LAST DROP OF BLOOD! DO NOT SHOW MERCY AS THEY HAVE NOT TOWARDS OUR FALLEN BROTHERS! FIGHT MY BROTHERS! WE ARE GOING TO BRING THEM A HELL OF A FIGHT!".
The colonel speech moved the soldiers as they start screaming and chanting. The door finally gave in as wave upon wave of DDF personnel burst in.
"CHARGE!"
The Evolved soldiers lead the charge as they are far more powerful than the normal soldiers. The remaining tank and armored vehicles provide close support from behind. Now the base turned into a bloodbath with mangled bodies flying and falling everywhere.
"I GOT YOU YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
"HERE CATCH!"
"I GOT ONE!"
"AAHHH FUCK! MEDIC!"
"INCOMING JUGGERNAUT!"
"AAARRRGHHHH-"
"WATCH OUT FOR THOSE FUCKERS!"
"INCOMING HE SHELL TAKE COVER!"
Even with such fierce fight they put, they surely get pushed back slowly but surely. Many have been wounded but they refuse to be recovered from the fight. Some can be seen clutching their stomach or torso while firing their weapons. Some even has lost one of their limbs or even a whole body part but still not giving up even if all they did was to aggravate the enemy by firing their pistol or even throw a grenade.
The situation grows grimmer. From 5000 men now reduced to only 400 in their full combat capability. "Fall back! FALL BACK! GET TO THE BUNKER!" The colonel ordered firing his Desert Eagle. The last armored vehicle, a BTR-90 gives them a covering fire with the 30mm autocannon.
"RYAN! GET IN!" Ethan yelled. Ryan push the button as the bunker door closing while the BTR-90 rolls in. The bunker is sealed and they are safe, for now.
"I swear I rather let them in rather hearing them banging on it! I could get insane!" A private dryly commented. Soon he found his head is being pointed with a gun by none other than the colonel himself. "Say that again private?" The colonel asked. "N-no sir! I was j-joking!" The private trembled. "SAY THAT AGAIN YOU PIECE OF UNGRATEFUL SHIT! I SHOULD'VE KICKED YOU OUT THERE AND THOSE HUNGRY BASTARDS WOULD PROBABLY MORE GRATEFUL THAN YOU AND EVEN LEAVE US THE FUCK ALONE!" The colonel whipped the private's head with the Desert Eagle's handle.
"That door won't hold them long if they keep doing it. We have to figure something out" A man said. Most of the surviving soldiers – healthy or wounded or even in the brink of death – start thinking.
"What about we put several defense line? That'll soften them up"
"You fucking kidding me?! That's the stupidest shit I've heard from you!"
"What about going out there and die like a man?"
"How about you go first?"
"Pretend you guys never hear that!"
"I got one" Ethan said. All eyes fell upon him as the colonel makes his way to him. "What's your idea soldier?". "Does this base have a nuclear weapon?" He asked. "Yes we actually got one!" One of the technician said from the background. "What's the blast yield soldier?" The colonel asked. "Blast yield is… 100 kilotons sir" The technician replied."So what's your idea then?" "We are going to die no matter what. So we might as well buy some of our friends time to retreat. We going to detonate the nuke here".
Most soldiers complain about his stupid idea. "SILENCE!" The colonel barked. "It might be a stupid idea but at least he got a point! We'll die anyway so we might as well go out with the biggest bang we could get!". "I know this seems suicidal but it's the last thing we can do. I agree with him. Bring the nuke here" The colonel said. Most of the soldiers lay down to rest for one last time. Many are gazing upon pictures of loved one. Parents, lovers, spouse, children, best friends, many more.
"And how are we going to deliver it to them if they literally going to burst through once we open the door?" Ryan asked. "We put a mountain of explosives at the entrance. Once we the opening is wide enough we detonate it. Then that BTR-90, packed with explosives as well, will go through the crowd and once they are attacking it, we detonate it. Hopefully it creates a wide enough gap for us to go through".
"We got that sorted out. But what about delivering the payload? Our last fast moving vehicle will be a goner even before we got out of the base!". "Not the last" The colonel said. "Come with me soldiers". They all come to the main room of the bunker. The colonel walks to a huge door with a bio scanner on the wall to the right. He put his hand to it and the light goes green. The door opens revealing an M1132 ESV.
"This. This will get the payload through the sea of fucktards out there" The colonel said. It has a mine clearing blade on the front which now will be used as to push any kind of object out of its way and an MK19 automatic grenade launcher. "Get the nuke here along with the carriage. Ethan and Ryan, you with me in this vehicle. Ethan, drive. Ryan, man the grenade launcher. Rest of you, gather as many explosive as you can. MOVE!" The colonel ordered.
The soldiers recover any kind of explosives available. Many of them fitting it to the entrance and to the BTR. Sound of boots, metal, duct tape ripping filled the bunker and the tunnel.
"Alright all is set. Get ready" The colonel said. He left the hatch open to command the remaining soldiers. "Ethan, it's time" Ryan said. Ethan turn on the engine and wait for the signal. The BTR is right in front of them. One of the evolved soldier push the button again as the bunker door starts open. He runs back to the BTR and turns on the engine.
"Steady!"
"Steady…"
"Steady… Wait until it's fully open!"
The door is halfway open and already DDF forces pouring in.
"FUCK IT NOW!"
They detonate the pile of explosives, killing anything in the blast vicinity. The flame also burns many of the DDF soldiers. "BTR GO!". The BTR goes up to 100 kilometers per hour and followed by the remaining soldiers and the ESV. The BTR pummels anything in its way as it drives to the base entrance. "SAYONARA MOTHERFUCKERS!" The driver yelled as he push the detonator. The explosion kills the remaining DDF forces inside the base and also a good amount on the outside.
The soldiers burst through the blown bunker door and start shooting aimlessly. "The nuke is set to two minutes! Get us out of here!. Ryan! Starts shooting the grenade launcher!" The colonel ordered while firing his M249 machine gun. Ryan shoots anything on the ESV's path. They manage to drive all the way through the base interior to the outside which is now heavily infested with DDF forces.
The colonel looks back to see that most of the soldiers had been slaughtered. He salutes them with a teary eye. "Well done my brothers. Your courageous act will not be forgotten". He looks back and a Flyer slice his upper torso. He smiles and fell over the ESV, dead.
"Fuck! Colonel's dead! Ethan keep moving!" Ryan ordered as he keeps shooting. Ethan drives through the parking lot but unfortunately a Hydra manages to destroy several tires making it limps to the side and abundant sparks of fire can be seen. "Fuck they disabled the left tire set!" Ethan yelled. "Fuck it! This is our last stand! T-minus 80 seconds!".
The ESV sustained heavy damage. Scars and holes are seen everywhere and the whole chassis the threaten to break apart. One swipe from a Hydra and it's a goner. "I GOT YOU! I GOT YOU TOO! WHAT YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT HUH?!" Ryan screamed. In the ensuing chaos, Ryan did not notice a danger lurking from the hatch. "EAT SHIT! I AM GONNA- WHAT THE FUCK?! AAAHHHHH ETHAN!" Ryan screamed as he got pulled out of the hatch. "RYAN NOOO!" "HELP ME AAAAHHHH!" His scream becomes louder as he exit from the hatch.
Looking to his right he saw his best friend, torn to pieces by numerous creatures. As he picks up the colonel's machine gun to help his best friend, a Flyer dived upon him and hits him right on the stomach, leaving a huge hole. He staggers. Ryan's scream stopped when a Brawler bite his throat and crush it with its strong jaws.
A Juggernaut slams its fist to the ESV destroying it to pieces and also making Ethan fly from the vehicle. He lands on the tarmac coughing blood while clutching his now gone stomach. His gaze is set to Ryan's lifeless eyes. "Goodbye… brother…".
He then looks at the timer and he smiles.
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With the last bit of strength he pull out his phone from his vest and dial his wife's number. A few seconds later she picks up. "Hello? Oh my god Ryan! Are you okay?!" She asked, worry laced her tone. "I am fine baby just… I won't be back home" "Ryan please tell me you're okay!" She asked again. "I am sorry but I won't. Just… promise me one thing okay?" "Okay?" She sobbed. "Take care of our kids… and tell my mom that… her boy is the greatest son… she… could ever had" Ryan wheezed. "Okay… I… I love you too baby" She cried. "I love you too sweetheart…". The phone call ends as his gaze fixed for the last time to the sky.
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An explosion turns his vision white and he felt nothing but peace.
"I am coming home now…".
